Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Microsoft, and the Country Disappears from the Web
But real or not, Microsoft has copped to the fact that this sort of thing is par for the course. "Regarding law enforcement requests, there’s nothing unusual here," a Microsoft spokesperson told the Verge. "Under US law, companies can seek reimbursement for costs associated with complying with valid legal orders for customer data. We attempt to recover some of the costs associated with any such orders."